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Yvette C. Loizon, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is one of seven individuals appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to serve on a Chicago community commission that is charged with enhancing public safety and law enforcement accountability. In making the announcement on Monday, August 29, 2022, at a mayoral press conference, Lightfoot notes that this interim Commission will have the duty to conduct a nationwide search for a new police superintendent if necessary, will have…

Four attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been recognized as Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Chicago area for 2023 across four different areas of specialization. Selection for this award is based directly on peer review, ultimately identifying only the top individual in a given geographical region and practice area. The following Clifford Law Offices attorneys have received the designation of “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas: Keith A. Hebeisen,…

On June 17, 2022, Keith Hebeisen and Yvette Loizon, partners at Clifford Law Offices, were awarded the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Awards for 2022 for their work on the Amicus Curiae Committee during the past year. The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association is a statewide organization whose members specialize in representing injured consumers and workers. Keith and Yvette received the William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Award for their dedication to…

June 9th, 2022 marks the beginning of the 146th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Bar Association. Last week, the official swearing-in of its new President, Rory Weiler of Kane County, and all of the new officers took place in the Illinois Supreme Courtroom in Springfield with Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices serving as emcee of the event. Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke swore in Weiler who heads a…

It is being reported that members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee are alleging that Amazon is “obstructing” the panel’s investigation into a deadly warehouse collapse at a downstate Illinois facility. In a letter dated Wednesday, June 1, 2022 addressed to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, the Oversight Committee’s chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Cori Bush (D-MO) said the company has “failed to produce” key documents requested by the Committee…

Richard F. Burke shared with Lawdragon in their Lawyer Limelight interview series how his early experience as a law clerk and then a prosecutor influenced his success as a trial lawyer, leading to multiple million-dollar-plus settlements in a variety of personal injury cases from truck accidents to catastrophic injuries. Burke, who is a partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been with the firm for over 30 years where he is known as a tireless worker…

Sarah F. King has been elected to serve as Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) Parliamentarian in 2022-23. King has been involved with the ITLA organization for many years. She also has many other positions in the legal community including co-founding the ITLA Women’s Caucus, elected second Vice President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), and devoting time to teach a course on Medical Malpractice as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, DePaul…

Six attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been named to “The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” list. Congratulations to: Richard F. Burke, Jr. Susan A. Capra Robert A. Clifford Kevin P. Durkin Keith A. Hebeisen Hon. Henry R. Simmons (Ret.) The Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide was first published in 2007. It features lawyers in the United States who concentrate in representing clients with personal injury cases, clients whose rights have…

Keith Hebeisen and Yvette Loizon, partners at Clifford Law Offices, will be among those awarded the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Awards for 2022 for their work on the Amicus Curiae Committee during the past year. The ITLA is a statewide organization whose members help victims of wrongdoing receive justice by securing and protecting their rights and holding corporations, insurance companies, health care providers, and others responsible for their actions….